Rule for printing intersecting lines.



.l. ROSENBERG.

RULE. FOR PRINTING INTERSECTING LINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5. 1916. RENEWED JULY 16. 1917.

Patented'Api'. 16, 1918.

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JAMES ROSENBERG, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

RULE FOR PRINTING INTERSECTING LINES.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Application filed April 5, 1916, Serial No. 89,081. Renewed July 16, 1917. Serial No. 180,938.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ROSENBERG, a citizen or" the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Rules for Printing Intersecting Lines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to rules for printers use, enabling the printing of intersecting or abutting lines. The object of the in vention is to provide a system of ruleprint ing members, which, while being simple and inexpensive to construct, shall enable the printing of a great variety of ruled forms with crossing or abutting lines which closely join each other. One of the difliculties in printing ruled lines by the devices commonly in use, is to bring the horizontal and vertical lines close enough together where they are intended to cross or abut. A space at such crossing point, which is a frequent incident to printing ruled lines, is an undesirable feature, while to avoid it has frequently led to the use of the more expensive method of making the copies by a ruling machine instead of by a printing press.

My invention is in the nature of an improvement on the device for printing intersecting lines shown and claimed in my Patent No. 1,118,951, issued December 1, 1914. It is designed to increase the adaptability of the rule-printing device there shown, and enable the intersecting or abutting lines to come closer together.

In accomplishing the desired result, I form vertical grooves in one of the printing rules, the grooves being of such width that the relatively transverse rules may seat therein, and I form on the end of such transverse rule at the top an overhanging portion which may lie above the body 01 the grooved rule and carry the transverse printing line close to that of the grooved rule. I may also form a shoulder on the end of the transverse rule which may look with a shoulder on the grooved rule, whereby one holds the other down. These, and other features, will be hereinafter more fully explained and summarized in the claims.

The drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of my invention. Figure 1 is a perspective of several of the rules assembled to print a suitable box form. In this "view are shown certain grooved rules and tion through one of the grooved rules, showing portions of two transverse rules in elevation; Fig. 6 is a plan of the rules shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a transverse rule, wider than the rule shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 8 is an end view, and Fig. 9 a plan, of the rule shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 1 is made up of various rules se lected and arranged to illustrate the different features of the invention. In this view A indicates a border rule; B an intermediate rule parallel therewith; C rules transverseof the rules A and B and abutting them at their ends; C another transverse rule abutting the rule B opposite one of the rules C, and C a Wlder form of transverse rule abutting the grooved rule B. D indicates a brace rule which is not high enough to print but braces the transverse rules C. I

The rule A is formed with a beveled top providing a narrow printing edge a, and vertical grooves a formed in one side. These grooves are of less depth than half of the thickness of the rule so that their upper ends terminate within the beveled top at one side ofthe printing edge a. Any of the rules may be arranged to be reversible, so that they can print on either edge or may print on only one edge, as desired. I have illustrated at a the bevel on the bottom edge of the rule A, and this is to be taken as illustrative of bevel on this edge of any of the rules, if desired.

The rule B is shown as having a top printing edge 6, vertical grooves b formed opposite to each other in opposite sides of the rule, and a through slot 6 formed by cutting out the lower part of the intermediate portion of the rule between the grooves. Thus the lower portion of the rule B consists of teeth separated by slots, while the upper portion is continuous but has grooves in its opposite sides.

The rules 0, C, C are formed with printing beveled edges 0, and with lips c at the top overhanging at the ends. These lips are adapted to stand above the beveled tops of the rules A, B and thus carry the printing line 0 close to the printing lines a or b. The width of the rules C and C is the same as that of the grooves a or b, so that the ends of these rules may seat in these grooves.

Where the grooved rule has a continuous roove in one side, asin the case of the rule A, the end of the rule C is formed as shown it tne ri 'ht-hand end or' the rule C in Fig. 2. That is, the end is straight with the exception of the overfanging lip c. H, however, the grooved rule has a slotthrough its low ar portion, or has the lower part of the groove of deeper depth, the abutting end the transverse rule C may be formed with a projecting shoulder, as shown c in Fig. 2. The amount of the projection of these shoulders 0 may be substantially half that of the width of the rule B, so that when two oi these rules C are placed in alineinent on opposite sides of the rule B, their shoulders 0 will substantially abut each other, as shown in Fig. 5. The overhang or" the lips cis less than that or the shoulders 0 so that the ends of these lips may come close to the printing edge Y) but not interfere with it.

For convenience of illustration 1 have shown the rules 0 in Fig. 2 as having a shoulder a on one end and the otherend continuously vertical from the bottom to the lip 0. it is to be understood, however, that either end of this rule may be made in either of these forms.

The rule C (Figs. 1, 7, 8 and 9) is simi lar to the rule 0, but wider. Under these circumstances there is a reduced portion 0 at the ends, which may also. carry the proection 0 Accordingly the rules B may be made with their grooves'and slots of standard dimensions, while the transverse rules may be oii varying width and thus 'coact with type or. furniture of different standard bodies and still seat at their ends in the grooves and slots of the same rules B.

D, in Fig. 1,. illustrates a bracing rule. This rule may be formed similar to the rule but not so high, and is shown as turned the other side up. That is to say, it has grooves cl in its opposite sides and through slots (Z in its upper portion, which leave tongues between them, the lower portion or the rule being continuous. A vertical notch 0* in the lower portion of the rule G is adapted to straddle the continuous portion (Z of the bridge rule, the adjacent portions oi -the rule C occupying the grooves cl and the slot (Z l neeaeee ll ith a set of rules like those indicated .t A and E, and with transverse rules C of various lengths, all sorts of box forms may be readily made up and locked together. ln the arrangement shown the shoulders c prevent the transverse rules rising 'n the form, so that if the grooved rules are suitably locked in place, the others will be held. own 'lhe brace rule serves to prevent sh or spring of the rule C, il ease the grooved rules are a considerable dis" "103 apart. v

is system of rules may be easily taken i. and reacily assembled. ZVhen asstn bled, they may print substantially continuous iiiitersecting lines. Fig. 6 illustrates the close proximity oi the ends of the rule lines a, on the tops of the rules G and C, to the rule line b and the top of the'rule B. described my invention,

l-lavin thus wh at 1 claim is:

1. The combination of a printing rule having vertical grooves formed in its side, the lower portions of said grooves being made into a deeper recess than the upper portion, combined with. a transverse rule adapted to abut the side of the rule mentioned, and at its end occupy a groove th of and having a projecting shoulder at such end which occupies such deeper recess.

ln a device of the character described, the COlllbl ation of a printing rule having oppositely positioned grooves in its opposite 7 sides and having slots in its lower portion,

merging with and connecting the grooves,

the never portion of said rule being beveled on opposite sides to present an intermediatel located 31111l3ln lln6 and transverse riues on opposite sides or the grooved rule and having their ends occupylng the rooves thereoi and havin on the lower portions of their ends projecting shoulders 1 which extend in o said slots, the upper portions of said t uisverse rulesoverhanging the end thereof and adapted to lie above the bevel oi? groove. V

3. As a new article or" manufacture, a printing rule havin its end portion reduced to provide a projecting rib narrower than the body of the rule and having its top portion overhanging the end, there being a prin surface the extreme top of the body or the rule and of such overhanging portion.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto atfix my signature,

JAMES R-USENBERG.

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